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April 2009

A couple of quick news updates for you: this Sunday (May 3rd) sees the annual Sci-Fi London Film Festival's annual Anime All Nighter swing into action - highlights this year being a showing of the controversial Ghost in the Shell ...Read More

One of the most surprising, and gratifying, things that has happened since I started this site a year or so ago is the positive feedback I've had for the anime reviews - especially from people I know are far from ...Read More

The first thing about Shinji Aramaki's Viper's Creed to grab my attention when scanning through last season's schedules was that it is a mecha series that deals with life within a Blackwater style Private Military Company, or PMC. Set in ...Read More

If you haven't seen The Girl That Leapt Through Time then you need to rectify that immediately; the film is one of the most charming and skillfully made anime movies of the last few years. Excitingly the film's director Mamoru ...Read More

(Note: This is the third and final part of an ongoing review of RideBack. Read the first and second parts.)
As Japan's winter anime season ends, so too does what was arguably it's highlight: Atsushi Takahashi’s 12 part series RideBack. A ...Read More

According to on-line store CD Japan, Miyazaki's latest Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is being released on DVD (and VHS, charmingly) on July 3rd, with the DVD also including an English subtitle track. Excellent news for European importers, ...Read More

It's the same old story: too much anime, not enough time. The new spring season kicks off in Japan this week, and here I am still trying to catch up with last season's offerings. Well at least I can save ...Read More